How Dirty is CARICOM
By Nathan ‘Jolly’ Green, June 16, 2020. CARICOM is the oldest surviving integration movement in the developing world. It is a grouping of twenty countries: fifteen Member [...]
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US announces nominee for presidency of the Inter-American Development Bank Group
Mauricio J. Claver-Carone WASHINGTON, USA – The US Department of the Treasury announced that the United States intends to nominate Mauricio J. Claver-Carone for the [...]
Latin America and Caribbean pass 80,000 COVID-19 deaths
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) — Latin America and the Caribbean on Monday passed 80,000 COVID-19 deaths, more than half in Brazil as the virus accelerates across the region, [...]
Latin America & Caribbean countries need to spend more and better on health to be better able to face a major health emergency like COVID-19 effectively
16/06/2020 – Health spending in Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC) was about USD 1,000 per person in 2017, only ¼ of what was spent in OECD countries (adjusted for [...]
Travel Advisors Selling the Caribbean Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month
Media release courtesy Travel Advisors Who Sell the Caribbean Private Facebook Group Wednesday, June 10, 2020 — “Rediscover the Caribbean One Day At A Time” is the [...]
CARICOM Congratulates St Kitts PM On Victory At Polls
GEORGETOWN (CMC): The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has sent congratulations to incumbent Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris on the resounding victory in the general elections [...]
Buju set to release new album June 26
(SOURCE: BUZZ Caribbean) – Buju Banton’s highly anticipated Upside Down 2020 album will be released on June 26. That’s according to the Gargamel himself who posted a [...]
Statement of Solidarity with the People of America by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Monday, June 8, 2020 — The government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines rejoice, in solidarity, with the people of the United States of America in their [...]
Embassies of the Eastern Caribbean States Congratulate OACPS on 45th Anniversary
OECS Media Release Tuesday, June 9, 2020 — Brussels, Belgium — The Embassies of the Eastern Caribbean States to the Kingdom of Belgium and Missions to the [...]
PAHO Director says preparations needed to combat effects of winter, hurricanes on COVID-19 response
Washington, D.C., June 9, 2020 (PAHO)—The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa F. Etienne, said preparing for winter and hurricanes [...]
